Post-interview rejection from a school that seems to waitlist most of their interviewees

[Danny L]

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Posting on behalf of someone that doesn't want to make an account:

Stanford recently released admissions decisions. My friend that interviewed there was rejected. However, looking at the Stanford thread/ones from previous years, it seems most people get waitlisted (pretty sure everyone said they were waitlisted if they were not rejected).

Does Stanford really waitlist most of their interviewees or is it because the ones that get rejected don't say so on the thread?

If it is the former, what might be the reason someone would get rejected in that scenario? A really bad performance on the MMI (this would make sense to me, friend got sick on interview day)? Something that might have angered admissions (this is what we're curious about)? Some insight would be appreciated

Thanks

 

[JPmoleymole]

Probably bombed the interview or misrepresented themselves in their application - which became apparent once they were there in person

Really no way to know for sure